President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointments of board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services.
The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje was appointed as board chairman of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.
Also appointed is the APC National Secretary, Senator Bashiru Ajibola as the board chairman of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC).
This is contained in a State House release issued on Thursday by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, all the appointments take immediate effect.
“The President has also appointed a new Managing Director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a Director-General for the National Board for Technology Incubation.
President Tinubu directs the board chairpersons not to interfere with the management of the organisations, emphasising that their positions are non-executive,” the statement read partly.
NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS, MINISTRY OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Hillard Eta, Chairman (Cross River State)
2. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, Chairman (Lagos State)
3. FEDERAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA, MINISTRY OF AVIATION
Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman (Kano State)
4. NATIONAL SUGAR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Surajudeen Ajibola, Chairman (Osun State)
5. NIGERIA BULK ELECTRICITY TRADING COMPANY
Sulaiman Argungu, Chairman (Kebbi State)
6. NATIONAL AGENCY FOR GREAT GREEN WALL
Senator Magnus Abe, Chairman (Rivers State)
7. NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Festus Fuanter, Chairman (Plateau State)
8. NATIONAL BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION (NBTI)
Raji Kolawole, Director-General (Oyo State)
9. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
Victor Giadom, Chairman (Rivers State)
10. TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
Mustapha Salihu, Chairman (Adamawa State)
11. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
Hamma Kumo, Chairman (Gombe State)
12. NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
16. NIGERIAN POSTAL SERVICE
D.J. Kekemeke, Chairman (Ondo State)
17. NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
Musa Adar, Chairman (Sokoto State)
18. NATIONAL STEEL COUNCIL
Prof Abdulkarim Abubakar, Chairman (Nasarawa State)
19. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Garba Muhammad, Chairman (Kaduna State)
20. NATIONAL BIO-SAFETY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Mu’azu Rijau, Chairman (Niger State)
21. NIGERIAN BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Durosimi Meseko, Chairman (Kogi State)
22. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, GOMBE
Zainab Ibrahim, Chairman (Taraba State)
23. NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director (Lagos State)
24. FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL, IDO-EKITI
Durotolu Bankole, Chairman (Ogun State)
25. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA
Mr Dayo Israel, Chairman (Lagos State)
26. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, ASABA
Mary Idele, Chairman (Edo State)
27. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, LOKOJA
Chidi Duru, Chairman (Anambra State)
28. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, OWERRI
Emma Eneukwu, Chairman (Enugu State)
29. CIVIL DEFENCE, IMMIGRATION AND PRISONS SERVICES BOARD
Maj-Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik (retd.), Secretary (Kano State)
30. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, UMUAHIA
Mr Uguru Ofoke, Chairman (Ebonyi State)
31. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YENAGOA
Felix Morka, Chairman (Delta State)
32. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE, YOLA
Bashir Gumel, Chairman (Jigawa State)
33. DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBUHU, EBONYI STATE
Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, Chairman (Imo State)
34. NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY
Edward Omo-Erewa, Chairman (Edo State)
35. NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA)
Yusuf Abubakar, Chairman (Kaduna State)
36. NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE
Ali Dalori, Chairman (Borno State)
37. AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA, ZARIA,
KADUNA STATE
Lawal Liman (Chairman)
38. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KATSINA
Dr Abubakar Maiha (Chairman)
39. RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Isa Achida, Chairman (Sokoto State)
40. FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE BIRNIN KUDU
Dr Mohammed Hassan, Chairman, (Zamfara State)
41. NATIONAL BUILDING AND ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Yahuza Inuwa, Chairman (Nasarawa State)
42. SOKOTO-RIMA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Abubakar Wurno, Chairman (Sokoto State)
43. AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL
Augustine Umahi, Chairman (Ebonyi State)
44. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
Babatunde Fakoyede, Chairman (Ekiti State)
45. NIGERIAN SOCIAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND
Shola Olofin, Chairman (Ekiti State)
